The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-04-16

going to pull me by my legs as you
would q dead horse. This reused me.
and I gave them hearty kick. \
AT las, got to this famous affair,
but never was disappointment equal to
mine to see such nonsenscal puppe'
show. I walked about as tired OF the
masquerade as am at long sermon.
The impudent lonks and speeches Ofthe
men were too much for me. forgot l
had mask on, aud really felt affron.
ted at their i'll bread stares.
HER SECRET DISCLOSED.
At the very time she was writing, a |
dreadful piece OF news was on its way !
TO her. Mathews, who by his conduct
In the late affair had brought on him. |
self universal contempt, was urged by
a friend to try and rehabilitate him
self by again challenging Sheridan,
which be accordingly did. The chat
leDge was accepted. They met at
Kingsdown, few miles from Bath,
and there had most blood thirsty en-
counter. Mathews's sword having
broken, he tripped up Sheridan, and
they fell-Sheridau underneath. Mat
news, according to the account of his
own second, "beat Sheridan In the
| face either with his fist or the hilt of
his sword.''
After prolonged scuffle Sheridan's
sword then broke, but on being told
to beg bis life, he replied, "No, by
God, won't!" They were finally
separated by their seconds, Sheridan
being carried, badly wounded, to
Bath, while Mathews made for Lon
don, after which this history knows
| him no more.
The news of the duel reached OK
ford during Miss Ltnley's farewell
performance. 1t was not broken to her
until she was on her way back to
Bath. Overcome by the shock, she lost
her self-poesession and cried out, "My
husband! my husband!' thus disclos-
ing the secret to her parents, who afr
tefwards watched her more closely
than ever. Sheridan recovered from
his injuries, but his father was more
opposed than ever to his marriage
with Miss Linley, and sent him to
stay with his friends In Essex. While
there he received the following from
his wife:
On, my Iov'd Horatio, what then
will become your Eliza? But I will not
make myself unhappy with imaginary
evils. If you love me, and will always
be constant in every situation, will
be yet ut peace, and In that hope even,
1t Is impossible, but I must be hap
py.
zone woe doth tread upon another's
heels, so fas, they follow" I had be
fore lost my ink, and now my candle
is just burnt out. GOD bless you, my,
dear, dear love, believe me tenderly
and sincerely your Eliza.
TRUE LOVE REWARDED.
! Everything had been done 10 place
Sheridan in the worst possible light b. =
tore his wife, but Mr.. L,nley finalIy
recognized the fact tina, opposition
Wa. useless aud R.cbard and E;z,
we're publicly married April IL, 1873
From an unknown couple they be-
came stars in society. In all the let.
.ers that follow, the musicians daugh-
ter pours out her love to her gay bus
band. That sne sometimes INDUCED
IN the fashionable mode of "buckiug
the tiger" is shown by the following s:
Dearest-I fiud this Is very fine
thing, u faro bank, and will probably
be late, therefore may come at any
! time. So If l should win a little I
shall be 10th to come away 80 early,
therefore pray come, my Soul, and
keep up spirits, and never mind
him plaques, but let them do their
worst, for 1 love dearer than ten
thousand lives and always will
HER LAST LETTER.
The following Is probably the last
letter Mrs. Sheridan wrote. She was
then expecting her confinement:
My Dearest Dich-I had better
night than usual last night, and DIR.
Rain, who has this moment left me,
says my pulse Is better to-day than it
has been these ten days. He confess
sed at last 1t was but "a. He YVES I'M
willing to toll me because he thought
1t might make me too bold but you
may depend upon my prudence. God
bless you. 1 am happy to send you
this good account, and shall still be
happier to see you and my dear cub
to- morrow. 1t tries me sadly 10 write.
God hess you.
The child was born and the mother
grew rapidly worse. She was moved
to Bath, where she died June IS, 1872.
~. Y. Herald.
WHAT THEY ARE ALL AFTER.
The lawyer with his case,
The horSern with his race,